SOLUTION: Angles A and B are complements, and the measure of angle A is 8 times the measure of angle B. Find the measure(in degrees) of the supplement of A. PLEASEE HELP && THANK YOU (:

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Question 212318: Angles A and B are complements, and the measure of angle A is 8 times the measure of angle B. Find the measure(in degrees) of the supplement of A.
PLEASEE HELP && THANK YOU (:

Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=8B OR A-8B=0
A+B=90
A-8B=0 SUBTRACT.
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9B=90
B=90/9
B=10 ANS.
A=8*10=80 ANS.

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